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Memorial service for British Gulf War dead

Title
Memorial service for British Gulf War dead
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
28 Feb 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:03:04
Description
Chief correspondent, Paul Maurice reports on a memorial service to the forty-seven members of the armed forces who were killed in the Gulf War with a plaque unveiled in the crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral. Several members of the Royal family were present. We hear second lesson read by David Kinghan whose father was killed; John Nicol, fighter pilot who was shot down says its an occasion to remember lost colleagues; Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey talks of the horrors of war during the service. The service marked the fifth anniversary of the end of the Gulf conflict.
Contributors
Paul Maurice; George Carey; John Nicol; David Kinghan
Keywords
Deaths; Armed forces; Military personnel; War casualties; Church services; St Paul’s Cathedral; Gulf War (1990-1991); War memorials; Saddam Hussein; Anniversaries

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